Disneyland fastpass & rider swap?

[krinicone]

I have some questions about DL fast passes and rider swap. I've never used the fastpass system at DL and want to be as prepared as possible. Thanks in advance!

1. Anyone can use rider swap no matter how many people are in your group, as long as there is at least one child present who is unable to ride the ride, right?

2. How many additional guests can accompany the person who is using the rider swap when it comes time for them to use it?

3. If you are getting fast passes for everyone in your party that has a ticket, can you pull fastpasses for the kids in your group for let's say, Indiana Jones, even though they are too short to ride it but then have other people in your group use them instead? Do people do this?

4. And finally, the only disconnected fastpasses in both parks are: WOC, Frozen live and Buzz light year, right?

 

[SMD]

The swap return is for a total of 3 people. You can pull FP for anyone who has a ticket, so any kids under 3 wouldn't be able to pull an FP. Depending on how big your party is, most people will just pull enough FP to cover the people riding in the first round, then use the swap, then use the tickets of the non-riders and second round riders to pull an FP for another ride. There is no more Frozen FP, it's just standby, but the other 2 are the only disconnected ones currently.

 

[agamble]

1. Anyone can use rider swap no matter how many people are in your group, as long as there is at least one child present who is unable to ride the ride, right?

Anyone can use the return slip, yes. But the non rider should be a child, usually one too young (scared) or too short to ride.

2. How many additional guests can accompany the person who is using the rider swap when it comes time for them to use it?

The rider swap pass allows 3 people to ride, that means the person who missed the ride the first time and two others. Technically you could let any three people in your party use it, but it is meant to be used by the person who missed the ride the first time.

3. If you are getting fast passes for everyone in your party that has a ticket, can you pull fastpasses for the kids in your group for let's say, Indiana Jones, even though they are too short to ride it but then have other people in your group use them instead? Do people do this?

As long as you have a ticket for the person you can pull a FP for them. They do not have to be tall enough to ride. Yes, people do this all the time. It can be in your best strategy to do this. Lets say you have six tickets and a kid who cannot ride 40" rides. You could do something like pull 3 FP for Star Tours and 3 FP for Space at the same time. Use the 3 FP for Star Tours and collect a rider swap pass (to be used later that day), then use the 3FP for Space and collect a rider swap pass for that ride. This would allow 3 people to ride each ride each time. It's just one way you could get creative with using FP and rider swap together.

4. And finally, the only disconnected fastpasses in both parks are: WOC, Frozen live and Buzz light year, right?

Shows and the Buzz Light Year ride. There used to be quite a few other rides disconnected, but that changed when things got crazy busy a few years ago. Currently there are no more Frozen Live FP, but that could change again. And when Fantasmic! comes back it will likely have FP again.